They were convicted on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder, attempted murder, attempted robbery, and housebreaking with intent to steal and theft.
Five men were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a police officer and attempted murder of a woman in Isipingo.
Zwelithini Mkhize, 37, Mlungisi Ndlovu, 32, Siyabonga Dlamini, 30, Siyabonga Ngcongo, 29, and Sithembiso Cele, 30, were sentenced in the Durban Regional Court this week.
They were convicted on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder, attempted murder, attempted robbery, and housebreaking with intent to steal and theft.
Mkhize, Ndlovu, Dlamini and Ngcongo were further convicted of possession of suspected stolen property, while Ndlovu, Dlamini and Ngcongo were also convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
